Posted: April 4, 2017
A good ‘mid -field’ wine with minerally floral aromas and flavours and citrus nuances.
Comments Off on James Estate Ben Braggie Vineyard Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Subtle citrussy nose and lovely citrus flavours on a well structured palate with excellent acid line and great oak phenolics.
Comments Off on Penfolds Bin 311 Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Restrained varietal aromas with a touch of tropics and great oak balance. Long elegant cool climate style of palate with some attractive flinty characters.
Comments Off on Penfolds Cellar Reserve Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Classy oak beautifully integrated with the creamy fruit and showing great complexity, persistence and presence.
Comments Off on Shingleback Kiss Me Kate McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very complex aromas; great purity of stonefruits characters, pencil shaving oak and some flintiness. Palate shows massive restraint and incredible length of some great flavours.
Comments Off on McGuigan Personal Reserve Blackberry Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A classy complexity of grapefruit and bacon bone aromas with a long, tight and beautifully focused palate that exhibits lovely poise and finesse.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Pewter Poppy’s Block Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very youthful chardonnay; cool climate like style showing nice purity of varietal fruit with lovely subtle flinty notes and tight acidity.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Pewter Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very oaky aromas; smells of bacon bones and has some powerful old school toasty buttery flavours.
Comments Off on Tempus Two Copper Wilde Hunter Valley Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Powerful complex peach and bacon nose and big old fashioned palate; lovely and flavoursome with juicy acid.
Comments Off on McGuigan Shortlist Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Developed buttery toasty aromas and very concentrated flavours of limes and roasted cashews.
Comments Off on Nepenthe Ithaca Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Developed buttery toasty aromas and very concentrated flavours of limes and roast cashews.
Comments Off on Nepenthe Ithaca Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Oaky nose that is fresh, appealing and complex with lovely persistence of creamy apple, citrus and nutty flavours.
Comments Off on Nepenthe Altitude Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A wine with poise and charm showing hints of apple blossom and marzipan with the citrussy fruit.
Comments Off on Sandalford Margaret River Range Margaret River Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Powerful oak sitting on top of buttery citrussy elements. Great generosity of flavour layered with crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Vavasour Marlborough Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Oak driven nose with some peach underneath. Spicy oak palate underscored by the fruit.
Comments Off on Goldwater Wairau Valley Marlborough Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Some development on the nose with subtle savory notes. Awesome length to the rich palate with its luscious varietal flavours.
Comments Off on Martinborough Vineyard Home Block Martinborough Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A classy well made wine with a fresh lift of spicy citrus aromas-some figs. Good length of rich creamy flavours with firm acidity.
Comments Off on Audrey Wilkinson Winemakers Selection Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A slow developer that is still showing zesty youthfulness. The buttery nose has plenty of primary fruit characters and an abundance of generous flavours.
Comments Off on Pooles Rock Single Vineyard Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2011 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A quality chardonnay with lovely complexity of flinty toasty grapefruit aromas and mouthfilling flavours on a palate that has power, poise and excellent length.
Comments Off on Audrey Wilkinson The Oakdale Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Toasty grapefruit and peach-like bouquet with a classy length of flavours and an excellent acid backbone.
Comments Off on Greedy Sheep Single Vineyard Alchemy Margaret River Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A well made wine with poise, purpose and power. The nose is a subtlety of quinces and peaches with lovely concentration of rich creamy flavours and some tropical notes.
Comments Off on Singlefile Family Reserve Denmark Great Southern Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Big pungent figgy fragrances and toasty brown lime flavours. Good acid line.
Comments Off on Giesen The Brothers Marlborough Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Toasty oak aromas sitting on top of flinty stonefruit characters. Palate offers appealing layers of stonefruit flavours with lovely fruit freshness and definition.
Comments Off on Trentham Family Reserve Tasmania Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Unusual floral aromas almost like rose petals. Very floral/perfumed palate. Interesting style.
Comments Off on Topper’s Mountain Bricolage Blanc New England Chardonnay Blend 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very floral/perfumed bouquet with similar flavours. Quite an aromatic and delicious wine.
Comments Off on Topper’s Mountain Bricolage Blanc New England Chardonnay Blend 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Quite an oaky nose with light lifted tropical nuances. It’s lovely and rich, creamy and flavoursome in the mouth with a slightly drying finish.
Comments Off on Andevine Reserve Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Classy and complex with layers of creamy mouthfilling peach and tropical flavours. A popular commercial style of chardonnay.
Comments Off on Farmers Leap Padthaway Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh and appealing fig, melon and peachy fruit fragrances and a big generous palate, soft and luscious with loads of flavour.
Comments Off on Beresford Classic Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A lovely wine not only showing great power and complexity but also has excellent restraint. Great persistence of flinty stonefruit characters and exhibiting great overall balance.
Comments Off on Jacobs Creek Reeves Point Barossa Kangaroo Island Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Orange peel and citrus blossom fragrances and pretty floral flavours on a rich full bodied palate.
Comments Off on Yarravale Reserve Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Complex yeasty red currant nose and a lean linear citrus/peach palate. “Good effort”, enthused one judge.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Two in the Bush Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A classy wine; delicate and poised with flinty peach fragrances and an elegant concentration of long creamy flavours with oak adding complexity.
Comments Off on Horner Wines Family Reserve Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A classy number smelling of grapefruit and bacon bones with similar characters on the soft buttery palate.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Marlborough Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A classy style with excellent varietal fruit purity and well handled spicy oak. Has appealing lifted aromas and a balanced palate with loads of flavour and crisp clean finish.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Block 11 Cell Block Marlborough Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely powerful wine; great colour. Beautiful minerally stonefruit aromas with nice oak focus. Creamy mouthful of excellent flavours. Great concentration and drive across the palate.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Block 10 Twin Hills Marlborough Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely wine that has presence, poise and persistence and an abundance of floral fruit, nutty oak and creamy leesy characters.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Block 4 Sawcut Marlborough Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A complexity of honeycomb like aromas and good length and drive of citrus/peach flavours.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Premium Marlborough Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
An elegant varietal with good power, length and definition of brown lime fruit characters. “It has great presence. Hard to fault!”
Comments Off on Dandelion Vineyards Twilight of the Adelaide Hills Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very intense concentrated ageing fruit style that drops off very quickly at the end.
Comments Off on Kirrihill Clare Valley Vermentino 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
confectionery and floral nose with clean restrained citrus flavours and bright acidity.
Comments Off on Millbrook Margaret River Vermentino 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Delicate wine with nice concentration of spiciness that builds on the finish and has phenolic interest.
Comments Off on 919 Wines SA Riverland Vermentino 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A lovely nose reminiscent of sweet white flowers with nice texture to the balanced savory palate.
Comments Off on Michelini Italian Selection Alpine Valleys Vermentino 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Delicate nose with nice nuttiness to it and a well balanced, mid-weight, savory palate with good texture.
Comments Off on di Lusso Mudgee Vermentino 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Interesting wine; some Hessian characters on the nose and intense flavours on an elegant palate.
Comments Off on Vigna Bottin Versecco McLaren Vale Sparkling Vermentino 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Confectionery sweet nose with floral notes and simple, plain palate offering easy drinking.
Comments Off on Cielo e Terra Cuvee Deor The Gold Collection Italy Prosecco NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
dusty citrus fruits, clean ripe fruit, melon and lemon pith, simple broad fruits and ripe palate.
Comments Off on Ridgemill Estate Eloise Vintage Brut Sparkling Chardonnay 2011 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
light lemon citrus fruit, clean clear fresh floral citrus aromas, with some yeasty complexity, simple clean and fresh
Comments Off on Robert Channon Wines Sparkling Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
bright fresh apple pear skin and crisp clean aromas. Clean crisp palate and round lucious fruit palate. Good flavour and citrus texture with some bready yeast. Nice.
Comments Off on O’Reillys Canungra Valley Vineyard Lona Sparkling Semillon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017